Cheryl Pate

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Angel Oak Capital Advisors LLC (Angel Oak) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2009 by Michael Fierman, Sreeniwas Prabhu and Brad Friedlander. They are directly owned by Angel Oak Asset Management Holdings LLC, which is owned by Angel Oak Companies LP. Angel Oak provides investment advisory services to mutual funds and private funds as well as separate managed accounts. The firm is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Angel Oak Strategic Credit Fund is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to invest in credit default swaps, total return swaps, interest rate swaps, equity swaps, currency swaps, options on foregoing swaps, and other types of swaps. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to seek current income with a secondary objective of total return. The Fund utilizes a banking sector debt-centric strategy, which exhibits low historical correlations to other areas of the market. The company was founded on June 14, 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Angel Oak Dynamic Financial Strategies Income Term Trust is a closed-end investment fund. It engages in investment activities. It focuses on the investment in U.S. financial sector debt. The company was founded on October 23, 2019 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Angel Oak Credit Opportunities Term Trust is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment fund. It plans to invest primarily in residential mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and high yield securities; unsecured consumer loans; collateralized loan and debt obligations; and residential loans and mortgages. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.